In 1997, 12,650 pupils in England were in secondary schools at least that big, but last year the figure was 47,540.
Nearly one in every seven pupils - 488,900 - goes to a school of more than 1,500, according to government figures.
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Pupils in large schools 'treble'
Published: 15 February, 2008
The number of children in schools of more than 2,000 pupils has more than trebled since 1997, the Tories say.
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